Totland Church

Totland Church (Norwegian: Totland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Totland, along the north shore of the Nordfjorden. It is the church for the Totland parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1912 by the architect Lars Sølvberg and Jens Sølvberg. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

For the parish church of Totland, Isle of Wight, UK, see Christ Church, Totland.
Totland Church
Totland kyrkje
View of the church
Totland Church
Location of the church
Totland Church
Totland Church (Norway)
61.9324°N 5.3881°E / 61.9324; 5.3881
LocationStad Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lars Sølvberg and
Jens Sølvberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1912
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishTotland
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The church was built in 1912 to serve the people of the old Davik municipality who lived on the north side of the Nordfjorden. From 1912 until 1953, the chapel at Totland was an annex of the Rugsund Church parish across the fjord. In 1953, Totland became its own parish (sokn). In 1965, the municipality of Davik was split up and merged into other neighboring municipalities and the parish area of Totland was merged into Vågsøy Municipality.

See also

References
  1. "Totland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
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